This pamphlet is a contribution to Old Colony
history. It presents in a more complete and accurate form than was
possible within the limits of a newspaper report, the dedicatory
exercises of the Goff Memorial Hall in Rehoboth. The occasion was a
notable one in many particulars. It dealt, historically, with the
settlement and growth of one of the oldest townships in the country. It
marked the successful issue of a building enterprise of no little
importance, and one in which many people were directly interested. The
dedication itself brought together a company of distinguished speakers,
and an audience that in numbers and appreciation commanded their best
efforts. Taken as a whole, the manifold subjects of discourse and the
various incidents of the day are of rare value and significance to every
American townsman. Especially interesting will the record of these pages
prove to the citizens of Attleborough, Cumberland, Seekonk, Pawtucket,
East Providence and Swan seaŚmunicipalities originally included within
the ancient boundaries of Rehoboth. Hardly less acceptable will the work
be in other towns and cities of the Old Colony, or, indeed, wherever in

this
wide land is found a son or daughter of old
Rehoboth.

We have endeavored to present the story in acceptable
farm, incorporating, beside a full report of the dedicatory

Introductory

proceedings both morning and afternoon, a history of
the building enterprise; a picture and description of the Hall itself,
with list of relics in the Antiquarian Room and their donors; portraits
of the gentlemen most prominently interested in the work; and such other
illustrations and sketches as might properly appear in such a
publication.